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Airedale1
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 18:00
Terrible shot, I didn't have anytime to prep. Cropped and magnified, but he was huge!
insomnia
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 18:02
Looks like a turkey vulture.
embdaw
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 18:08
Looks like a turkey vulture.

I agree...although I call them Turkey Buzzards :)
Titus213
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 18:15
Incredible birds...I normally see bunches of them (6-12) every day along the Columbia River. Up close and personal they are quite ugly. Never had the glass or the stealth to get close enough for a head shot. Wing spans are impressive at around 6 feet. Never noticed one back east...nice catch.
insomnia
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 18:43
I agree...although I call them Turkey Buzzards :)

Never heard of that one, must not be an Indiana thing :p
CyberDyneSystems
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 18:50
I agree...although I call them Turkey Buzzards :)

Ditto :)

But don't say it in front of the Europeans... our use of the word is incorrect.. :)
insomnia
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 19:43
Ditto :)

But don't say it in front of the Europeans... our use of the word is incorrect.. :)

I'm an american too :p
HJMinard
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 21:02
I concur ... turkey vulture (that's what we call them in the Great Lakes State).
cfcRebel
10th of May 2005 (Tue), 21:28
Yupe, in Texas we call it Turkey vulture too. It's quite common here in the south. Here's my shot from last saturday.
embdaw
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 06:15
I concur ... turkey vulture (that's what we call them in the Great Lakes State).

I guess it depends where you're at......;)...cause I've lived in MI all my life and have always called 'em Turkey Buzzards :D
Airedale1
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 07:34
Thanks all. Yep, I asked the farmer by where I took the photo and he said it's a "Turkey Vulture." That's what we call them in New Hampshire. Being originally from Boston, I had never seen one before.

They are not as common here as in the west. Just a guess, but it looked like and the farmer concurred that this guy had about a 6' wingspan. He told me they eat a lot of road kill up here and other carcasses they find in the fields and woods. Nice shot cfcRebel!!
pcasciola
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 07:46
They are pretty common on the east coast too. I see at least a dozen a day here in New Jersey. They keep the local roads free of roadkill, which seems to be their favorite food.

http://www.casciola.com/pics/vulture3.jpg
ctmouse
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 17:59
turkey Vultures can smell a carcuss miles away.